Traumatic False Aneurysms of the Upper Extremity: 2 Case Reports.
- Author:
Ho Jung KANG
1
;
Chang Hun SUNG
;
Eung Shick KANG
;
Soo Bong HAHN
;
Kye Wook SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Traumatic false aneurysm;
Upper extremity
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, False*;
Arteries;
Catheterization;
Catheters;
Dislocations;
Elbow Joint;
Fractures, Comminuted;
Humans;
Ligation;
Lower Extremity;
Radial Artery;
Radius;
Upper Extremity*;
Vascular Patency;
Wrist
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2001;36(5):485-488
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An aneurysm in the upper extremity is rarer than in the lower extremity, and a traumatic false aneurysm is very rare. We encountered two patients with a traumatic false aneurysm in the upper extremity. The first case developed from a posterior interosseous artery injury after an internal fixation using a plate and circumferential wiring for a comminuted fracture of the proximal shaft of radius associated with a dislocation of the left elbow joint. This patient was managed by excision of the false aneurysm, and ligation of the artery. The second case developed from a radial artery catheterization on the left wrist. This was managed by excision of the false aneurysm and an end-to-end anastomosis and resulted in the disappearance of the false aneurysm and a good vascular patency. We report two rare cases of traumatic false aneurysm in the upper extremity and a review of the literature.
